James A. Aurand, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Rapid City, SD
James A. Aurand, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1518038447, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 12551, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Aurand
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 12551 SD
ME0064447 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 Pine St, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 721-8939
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- Fax
- (605) 721-8998
- Medicaid IDs
- 373601600 FL
1669508677 SD - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160901001717); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 350 Pine St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly BenjaminNurse Practitioner1225385479
- Donald Blower, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1932156817
- Melissa Bowers, DOPediatrics Physician1730149311
- Jessica Buckley, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013731280
- Michele Cain, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT-Physician Assistant1477850311
- Russell CallahanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932830395
Verify James A. Aurand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 12551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,143 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium170 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium160 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil145 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium96 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl82 claims
- Gabapentin79 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $193.46
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pharming Healthcare, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Health Center OF The Black Hills IncRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
76 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rapid City
They are 76 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota.
All 76 in Rapid City → All 601 in South Dakota → Every provider in Rapid City →
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Common questions
What is James A. Aurand, M.D.'s NPI number?
James A. Aurand, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518038447, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Aurand, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Pine St, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 721-8939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Aurand, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 12551, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James A. Aurand, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Aurand, M.D. had 3,143 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.